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   OA Online Obituaries. 
   
December 30, 1998

Permian Basin Obituaries

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   Itasca Lee Love-Hall
   
   ODESSA  --  Itasca  Lee  Love-Hall  was  born  the last child of seven
   children  on  April 28, 1911, to the late Robert and Lula Johnson Love
   in  Hammond.  She  was  a  1928  graduate  of Hammond High School. She
   professed Christ at an early age.
   
   On Dec. 24, 1935, she was united in holy matrimony to the late Rev. L.
   H.  Hall  and  immediately  became  an  active  part  of her husband's
   ministry.  Together,  they  served humanity untiringly for over half a
   century.
   
   On  Jan.  16,  1941,  she  moved  to  Odessa with her husband after he
   accepted  the  call  to  the pastorate of the St. John Baptist Church,
   later  reconstructed  and  called the Greater St. John Baptist Church.
   Together,  they  spared  neither  time nor themselves in promoting the
   construction  of  this  new building, and today it stands as a lasting
   monument for generations to come.
   
   While  living  in  Odessa, she became a licensed beautician. She was a
   member of the E. E. Burnett Order of Eastern Star Chapter 107.
   
   During  the  pastorate  of  her  husband,  she  could  always be found
   manifesting  the  spirit  of  Christ;  she  worked  with  all ministry
   auxiliaries of the church until her health failed.
   
   At  that  time,  she  went to live with her nephew, the late George L.
   Love  Sr.  and  family, until she became a resident of the New Horizon
   Nursing Center, where she departed this life at 7:30 a.m. December 28,
   1998.
   
   Mrs. Hall's memory will always be cherished by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
   Helen  Brooks  of  Waco,  and  her  family,  Ann Marie, Robbie and Joe
   Brooks;  one  nephew,  Surry  Carter  of  Jobstown, N.J.; four nieces,
   Mildred  Andrews  of Waxahachie, Ruth Martin of Pertis, Calif., Bessie
   Billups of Compton, Calif., and Laverne Love of Odessa.
   
   She  will  also  be remembered by one great-nephew, George Love Jr. of
   Odessa;  three great-nieces, Gwendlyn Finley of Dallas, Evelyn Coleman
   of  Waxahachie  and  Angela  Love  of  Odessa; and other relatives and
   friends.
   
   She  was  preceded  in  death  by her husband, the Rev. L.H. Hall; her
   father,  Robert  Love;  her  mother, Lula Johnson Love; five brothers,
   Robert  Love,  George Love, Files Love, John Love and Alfred Love; and
   one sister, Willie Mae McGilton.
   
   Funeral  services  will  be  at  2  p.m.  Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at
   Greater   St.   John   Baptist  Church  with  the  Rev.  Charles  Sims
   officiating.  Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be
   from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Martinez Funeral Home and from 1 to
   2 p.m. at Greater St. John's Baptist Church.
   
   Funeral arrangements are by Martinez Funeral Home.
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   Clara Thomas Wyche
   
   ODESSA -- Clara Thomas Wyche, 86, of Fort Worth died Dec. 28, 1998, at
   her  residence. She was born Sept. 13, 1912, in Manifest, La., to Noel
   and  Laura  Sikes. She married William W. Wyche April 14, 1958, in San
   Angelo.
   
   Services  will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at Frank W.
   Wilson   Funeral   Directors   Chapel   with  the  Rev.  James  Bishop
   officiating.   Interment   will   be   at   Sunset  Memorial  Gardens.
   Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
   
   Mrs.  Wyche  moved to Odessa from San Angelo in 1967. Before moving to
   Odessa,  she  was  a  licensed  vocational  nurse. She was a member of
   Calvary Baptist Church.
   
   Mrs.  Wyche was preceded in death by her husband, William W. Wyche, on
   Aug. 16, 1989; and a son, Earl Clary.
   
   She  is  survived by daughters, Hazel Williams of Fort Worth and Donna
   Slovak  of Irving; son, Elmer Wyche of Elgin; a brother, Mark Sikes of
   Columbia,  La.;  15  grandchildren,  13  great-grandchildren  and four
   great-great-grandchildren.
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